Taylor faces 11 charges of crimes against humanity during Sierra Leone's civil war, three of which relate to sexual violence. According to Time, prosecutors believe Taylor aided rebels in many killings and plunderings by "arming, training and controlling Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels … [in] Sierra Leone so he could strip it of its vast mineral wealth, in particular its diamonds." The charges, according to Time:

" … relate to the murder, rape, sexual slavery and mutilation of civilians by rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone–or, as the prosecution put it, [Taylor is] charged with being "everything from terrorist to rapist."

Campbell has been granted a powerful opportunity to help convict Taylor, who condoned a horrific regime that plundered villages, raped women and stole children, who were then beaten, brainwashed, lied to about their families and made to work in diamond mines under terrible conditions. The countless lives lost due to the perilous mining industry in the region gives "conflict diamonds" their other nickname: "blood diamonds."

On the other hand, she continues to perpetuate harmful stereotypes of women. In Campbell's "Wild Things" photo spread in the September 2009 issue of Harper's Bazaar, she straddles a croc, jumps rope with monkeys and-clad in a cheetah-print leotard-runs alongside a cheetah (thank you, Photoshop). Her poses depict Black women as "wild" and savage creatures with untamed sexualities. Though she's spoken out against racism in the modeling industry, she perpetuates problematic images–such as that of her mounting a giant chocolate bunny in Playboy while wearing a revealing lizard-skinned suit and stilettos. As Janet Momo of The Chronicle writes, "Who is the real ‘chocolate jungle-bunny?'"

Her alleged violent assaults against her maid and drivers have given her the reputation of being an overly entitled diva with uncontrolled rage, but Naomi's subpoena now gives her the perfect chance to take a step on the right foot–or at least get down from that looming chocolate bunny. The opportunity to send the world a message about the harmful effects of the blood diamond industry has fallen at her stilleto-clad feet. All she has to do is testify.